Just noticed this section...

I just bought a 1995 Blazer LS 4x4 4-door off Craigslist. It has 206K miles, with the transmission replaced 25K ago, as well as a bunch of work on the front end. It's full of squeaks and rattles. I need to take a Phillips screwdriver and tighten everything down.

It's a Minnesota truck, so it's got some rust here and there. It's much less rusty than the truck it's replacing, though, a 1989 Bronco II.

I'm expecting to have to put some money into it. However, it's a big step up for me from the Bronco. I'm not an off-roader, and the Bronco seems to be a much better off-road vehicle than it is a road cruiser; you feel every bump and jolt.

This is my second Blazer. I bought a 1987 S-10 Blazer new in late 1986 and drove it for 143,000 miles before trading it in on a 1992 Explorer. Boy, was that ever a mistake. The Blazer had thrown 4 $500 repairs at me in the space of two months, and I had decided that was enough...

 

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Welcome from New Zealand.

 

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never heard of Craigs list, but i've been known to have my head in the ground haha. and if you can do mechanical yourself, you save so much money, it's just so annoying sometimes!